diff --git a/src/bson.rs b/src/bson.rs
index 8b16a6f9..1c28a050 100644
--- a/src/bson.rs
+++ b/src/bson.rs
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 //! BSON definition
 
 use std::{
+    convert::{TryFrom, TryInto},
     fmt::{self, Debug, Display},
     ops::{Deref, DerefMut},
 };
@@ -266,13 +267,22 @@ impl From<i64> for Bson {
 
 impl From<u32> for Bson {
     fn from(a: u32) -> Bson {
-        Bson::Int32(a as i32)
+        if let Ok(i) = i32::try_from(a) {
+            Bson::Int32(i)
+        } else {
+            Bson::Int64(a.into())
+        }
     }
 }
 
 impl From<u64> for Bson {
+    /// This conversion is lossy if the provided `u64` is greater than `i64::MAX`, which it will be
+    /// converted to. Using this `From` implementation is highly discouraged and it will be
+    /// removed in the next major version.
+    ///
+    /// Note: due to https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/39935 we cannot deprecate this implementation.
     fn from(a: u64) -> Bson {
-        Bson::Int64(a as i64)
+        Bson::Int64(a.try_into().unwrap_or(i64::MAX))
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/de/mod.rs b/src/de/mod.rs
index 401dc432..1e87838e 100644
--- a/src/de/mod.rs
+++ b/src/de/mod.rs
@@ -164,9 +164,7 @@ fn read_f128<R: Read + ?Sized>(reader: &mut R) -> Result<Decimal128> {
 #[cfg(feature = "decimal128")]
 #[inline]
 fn read_f128<R: Read + ?Sized>(reader: &mut R) -> Result<Decimal128> {
-    use std::mem;
-
-    let mut local_buf: [u8; 16] = unsafe { mem::MaybeUninit::uninit().assume_init() };
+    let mut local_buf = [0u8; 16];
     reader.read_exact(&mut local_buf)?;
     let val = unsafe { Decimal128::from_raw_bytes_le(local_buf) };
     Ok(val)
diff --git a/src/tests/modules/bson.rs b/src/tests/modules/bson.rs
index c0aaf1a1..ea959aa4 100644
--- a/src/tests/modules/bson.rs
+++ b/src/tests/modules/bson.rs
@@ -110,6 +110,10 @@ fn from_impls() {
     assert_eq!(Bson::from(-48i32), Bson::Int32(-48));
     assert_eq!(Bson::from(-96i64), Bson::Int64(-96));
     assert_eq!(Bson::from(152u32), Bson::Int32(152));
+    assert_eq!(
+        Bson::from(i32::MAX as u32 + 1),
+        Bson::Int64(i32::MAX as i64 + 1)
+    );
     assert_eq!(Bson::from(4096u64), Bson::Int64(4096));
 
     let oid = ObjectId::new();
diff --git a/src/tests/modules/ordered.rs b/src/tests/modules/ordered.rs
index 0a0d211e..2f75efa1 100644
--- a/src/tests/modules/ordered.rs
+++ b/src/tests/modules/ordered.rs
@@ -105,8 +105,8 @@ fn test_getters() {
 
     doc.insert("null".to_string(), Bson::Null);
     assert_eq!(Some(&Bson::Null), doc.get("null"));
-    assert_eq!(true, doc.is_null("null"));
-    assert_eq!(false, doc.is_null("array"));
+    assert!(doc.is_null("null"));
+    assert!(!doc.is_null("array"));
 
     assert_eq!(Some(&Bson::Int32(1)), doc.get("i32"));
     assert_eq!(Ok(1i32), doc.get_i32("i32"));
diff --git a/src/tests/modules/ser.rs b/src/tests/modules/ser.rs
index 63983b6e..37f2a5dd 100644
--- a/src/tests/modules/ser.rs
+++ b/src/tests/modules/ser.rs
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ fn boolean() {
     let _guard = LOCK.run_concurrently();
     let obj = Bson::Boolean(true);
     let b: bool = from_bson(obj.clone()).unwrap();
-    assert_eq!(b, true);
+    assert!(b);
 
     let deser: Bson = to_bson(&b).unwrap();
     assert_eq!(deser, obj);